I am so sorry you had to go through all of this, Margaret! Hope they can get that big one out quickly and easily! I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers! Your artistic peice is just amazing considering how you had to go though all of that pain and hospital trauma!!! Love your Australian nurses comment!

I really hope you get better real quick Margaret because I am starting to miss all your creative spiral designs!Have enough of rest, and don't push too hard. I know that my hands will start to itch to draw when I get sick... but resting/recovering is priority No. 1But enough said, that drawing is wonderful :D Lots of technical details in it, and my engineer-side is saying "it's really up to scale!"

Have been wondering where you were... I am so sorry that you have been unwell and wish you a speedy recovery. Glad you managed to make a painting out of the experiecne - tho' you may not want to look at it for a while!

Oh my goodness Margeret!Ithought you were on a short holiday, because I noticed you were not posting.......What pain and discomfort you hve been going through!I am glad you are home now and reovering again!Take good care of yourself!

So glad you are now stone-free. As a phyisican who witnessed patients with renal colic, I put it right up there with labor pains. Can't believe you managed to get your IV so well sketched on your admission day! Great journal page.

Ouch!!! So glad they found the source of the pain and did something about it - hope it is just an unpleasant memory soon. I do not know how you can even think about drawing when you are in pain, in the hospital, waiting for news, etc. - I think you must draw in your sleep? But lucky us, that you do! Take it nice and easy for a while...

Oh my gosh, Margaret - I thought there'd been a bit of a quite period on your blog. That's a bit of bad luck you've just been through. I do hope that you're feeling a lot better now and you'll soon be back up to speed again.Best wishes, Caroline

You've been visiting hospitals a lot, lately! Like your Australian nurse said, "no worries", but I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you anyway because it can't hurt : ). And you still manage to give us a cool hospital drawing and a fun quote!

Ouch! Dad has had them and different friends. Not a pleasant experience!;( I thought somethin was goin on when I didn't see a new blog each day!;) Feel better! I do love to read your blogs. You make even the most painful situations seem lovely. Never mind the good stuff!;)Jan;)

Belated feel well wishes...leave it to you to make the most of your situation and be artistic, too! love the drawing (being a vet tech and all) and I too have a nurse friend from Australia and "No Worry" is something that always makes me feel better when she says it!

I was looking at your blog which is lovely. When I came upon the Stone picture. I read your post and I do know this pain. I had sweat dripping from my hair, also had some big ones so had to have the Kidney Blast.I am happy to say things are very good. The type of stones I have seem to do well with real Lemon Juice. I drink Simple Lemonade.It is good. The pain was awful...nothing like it. Mary, Idaho